Identify the advantages of specialized courts.
What will be an ideal response?
Example should define problem-solving courts as those intended to meet the needs of particular offenders, for example, drug court, mental health court, reentry court, DUI/DWI court, prostitution court, sex trafficking court, veterans’ court, and domestic violence court. These courts are more efficient. Those who work in them are considered experts in the law in their particular area. They can handle more cases more effectively compared to traditional courts, sentences are tailored to the offender, and fewer appeals are filed.
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During which decade did criminologists reconsider the idea of retribution and advance new formations beyond the general thought of retribution as vengeance?
a. 1950s b. 1960s c. 1970s d. 1980s
According to Moffitt, ________ offenders typically display antisocial behavior at an early age, and then escalate that behavior into adulthood
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In 2004, ______.
a. probationers had a higher rate of successful completion than parolees b. parolees had a higher rate of successful completion than probationers c. probationers and parolees had nearly equal rates of successful completion d. neither probationers nor parolees had successful completion rates
Psychological theories attempt to explain victimization by examining ______.
a. the impact of individual pathology, culture, socialization, and learning on people b. the impact of beliefs, attitudes, orientation, and rationalizations on people c. the impact of predictable reinforcements and punishments on people d. the impact of engagement, social connectedness, and communication on people